Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Houston, TX
Population 5,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 250 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,850
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 95%
From Region 1%
Athletes 20.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 39%
Black 23%
White 15%
Asian 6%
International 5%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 190 32% / 68% 4% $51,308 27 94%
Behavioral Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,617 28
Communication Studies 14 43% / 57% 0% $49,804 23
Creative Writing $47,074 16
English $46,331 15
General Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
History 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $50,076 24
Human Development and Family Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,949 21
Interdisciplinary Studies 52 +1 50% / 50% 4% $45,480 13 96%
Mass Communication $49,592 23
Philosophy $46,424 15
Political Science 6 +1 67% / 33% 33% $55,929 41
Psychology 78 +1 15% / 85% 1% $54,513 37 94%
Spanish 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $50,618 25
Criminal Justice 16 +2 38% / 62% 6% $53,297 33
Legal Studies 15 13% / 87% 7% $53,032 32
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 88 44% / 56% 6% $67,550 69 95%
Accounting 11 55% / 45% 0% $80,081 85 94%
Business Administration 33 52% / 48% 12% $62,694 59 93%
Business Management 14 50% / 50% 7% $62,694 59 93%
Finance 8 62% / 38% 0% $74,333 79
International Business 5 40% / 60% 0% $72,164 77
Marketing 17 12% / 88% 0% $68,322 71 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 73 37% / 63% 5% $46,154 15 94%
Exercise Science 38 37% / 63% 8% $44,877 12 93%
Sport Management 12 75% / 25% 8% $44,877 12 93%
Bilingual Education $52,735 31
Educational Technology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $49,660 23
English Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $50,434 25 100%
History Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,434 25
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 75% / 25% 0%
Physical Education $50,434 25 100%
Science Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Studies Education $50,434 25 100%
Spanish Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $50,434 25 100%
Special Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,460 25
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,434 25 100%
Music Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,434 25 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences and Engineering 99 58% / 42% 3% $72,294 77
Electrical Engineering 17 88% / 12% 0% $94,602 94
General Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $85,541 89
Computer Science 7 100% / 0% 14% $89,343 91
Computer and Information Sciences 8 100% / 0% 12% $86,708 90
Chemistry 3 33% / 67% 0% $61,980 58
Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $66,300 67
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 10 60% / 40% 0% $58,356 48
Biology 37 19% / 81% 3% $56,301 42
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Christian Thought 15 67% / 33% 0% $53,596 34
Biblical Languages $50,659 26
Biblical Studies 7 71% / 29% 0% $52,670 31
Bioethics 2 0% / 100% 0% $62,974 60
Christian Studies 3 67% / 33% 0% $50,219 24
Theology 3 100% / 0% 0% $52,882 32
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music and Fine Arts 34 47% / 53% 6% $47,324 17
Game Design 3 100% / 0% 0% $70,534 74
Digital Animation 4 25% / 75% 0% $50,358 25
Film Studies 11 55% / 45% 9% $43,223 10
Graphic Design 8 50% / 50% 12% $46,306 15
Keyboard Instruments $46,458 15
Music 2 50% / 50% 0% $46,489 15
Studio Art 5 0% / 100% 0% $42,158 9
Visual Communication Design $45,451 13
Voice and Opera 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,313 15
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 57 21% / 79% 2% $90,471 92 98%
Health Sciences 7 29% / 71% 0% $55,932 41
Nursing 45 18% / 82% 2% $95,844 95 98%
Science Technologies/Technicians 5 40% / 60% 0%
Art Therapy $57,669 46

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,050
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.3% 174 36% / 64% 3% $51,174 27 94%
Business & Economics 18.0% 100 48% / 52% 6% $64,830 64 95%
Health Sciences 17.1% 95 27% / 73% 4% $71,220 75 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 47 28% / 72% 2% $56,738 44
Arts 6.1% 34 41% / 59% 6% $45,550 13 100%
Professional 5.6% 31 26% / 74% 6% $53,169 33
Engineering 5.4% 30 87% / 13% 0% $90,676 92
Education 3.6% 20 15% / 85% 0% $50,079 24 100%
Computer Science 3.2% 18 100% / 0% 11% $85,037 88
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 7 43% / 57% 0% $64,449 63

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education 21 #196
Health Sciences 5 #183
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Engineering
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total 26 #352

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 990 – 1190
SAT Math Range 490 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 600